The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that unless it is established that the original document is lost, destroyed, or deliberately withheld, secondary evidence cannot be accepted in its place. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru delivered this ruling while allowing a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal
Unless Original Document is Proven Lost or Withheld, Secondary Evidence Not Admissible: Chhattisgarh High Court
